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WEIGHT
Unique ID: NLM-48B5E5
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Lead weight. Cast flat discoid weight with a central pit of diameter 4mm on one side and a rounded outer edge, possibly worn from a bevelled form. Patinated. The central pit might hint at finishing of the object on a lathe. This possibly represented two [underweight] averdepois ounces. Weights of around this value are also reported from the medieval waterfront in London. Suggested date: 1500-1700
Diameter: 34.3mm, Thickness: 5.5mm, Weight: 48.07gms
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 5.5 mm
Weight: 48.07 g
Diameter: 34.3 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 2nd May 2019
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM43057
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North East Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
District: North East Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Hatcliffe
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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